Keppa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - keppa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "keppa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

keppa: keppa, v. (pt) lægge for Dagen stor Aandsog Legems Styrke (jvf kapp). Am. 54 (58).61 (65); keppa e-t við e-n dvs. med al Iveranvende sine Kræfter, prøve sin Dygtighedpaa noget for deri at kunne maale sig,vise sig jevngod med en, Fris. 29316;Konr. 454; ogsaa uden Objekts Akk.gjøre alt muligt for at kunne vise sigjævngod med en, Konr. 4415; Flat. II,12222; Fm. X, 18512; Heilag. II, 27231;keppa um e-t dvs. gjøre alt muligt forat opnaa, beholde noget, Flat. I, 15034;jvf 5261; keppast, v. r. anstrænge sigaf alle sine Kræfter, vise Iver og Hef-tighed i sin Adfærd, = keppa: róa semákafligast, ok er þeir sœkja í mótiliðinu, þá keptust þeir svá mjök, atþeir rerust svá nær, at þeir brutustárarnar fyrir Fm. VIII, 21612; keppastvið e-n = keppa við e-n Eg. 6 (104);Laxd. 74 (2133); keppast við e-t dvs.gjøre sit bedste for noget: keppast við atauka kvalarnar Alex. 1549; mun þikkosta nökkut, ef þú ætlar við þat (dvs.at banna mönnum tal við mik) at kepp-ast Mag. 1540; keppast til e-s dvs. gjøresit bedste for at faa eller beholde noget, Fm. VIII, 2196; Flat. II, 17125; kepp-ast um e-t 1) d. s. Flat. I, 9114; Gyð.22; keppast um e-t við e-n = keppae-t við e-n f. Ex. Knúti konungi þótt-ist hann keppast um skrautgirni viðsik Fm. V, 1816.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚽᛕᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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